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Category: <span>Fishing</span>

Mental Wellness at Sea: Before & After the Pandemic

Maritime workers, unbeknownst to those outside of the industry, are considered essential workers due to the imperative nature of their work transporting goods as well as passengers around the world. During this time, the pandemic has greatly uprooted many areas of their daily and work lives, fueling new and existing maritime mental wellness challenges. Life…

VIKAND Appoints Russ Holmes as Director of Business Development, Affirming Growth in Global Maritime Industries

07 April 2021, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA: VIKAND Solutions, LLC—a global maritime medical operations and public health provider—affirms its growth in the global maritime industries with the appointment of Russ Holmes, Director of Business Development. While VIKAND is well known for providing end-to-end medical solutions to the cruise industry for its guests and crew, by bringing Holmes onboard, the company is even more assertively positioned to further extend its medical best practices and results to the global maritime industry, including commercial shipping, private islands, the gas and oil energy sector, and the yachting market.

Nick Kuchova Joins VIKAND as Senior Advisor-Global Government Affairs for VIKAND Solutions

“Nick will be guiding our team and work with our partners and regulatory bodies to deliver VIKAND’s testing solution: a critical requirement in the resumption of global cruising,” says Peter Hult, VIKAND CEO. “VIKAND answers the need for innovation with expediency. We understand the urgency of the cruise industry to have safe, accurate, non-invasive, easy-to-operate…

Damien O’Connor Joins VIKAND as Executive Vice President and General Manager for VIKAND Testing Solutions

11 February 2021, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA: VIKAND Solutions, LLC—a global maritime medical operations and public health provider— announces the appointment of Damien O’Connor as Executive Vice President and General Manager for VIKAND Testing Solutions, Inc., a Cruise Terminal Testing Solution initiative, effective March 1st, 2021. “Damien will be leading our team and our work…

Tom Brady Joins VIKAND as Vice President, Global Partner Relationships

16 November 2020, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA: VIKAND Solutions, LLC—a global maritime medical operations and public health provider—announces the appointment of Tom Brady as Vice President of Global Partner Relationships. Peter Hult, VIKAND CEO, comments, “Many of us had the pleasure of working with Tom during the early stages of the incredibly challenging COVID-19 outbreak…

Joseph Mujwit Joins VIKAND as Director of Risk Management & Environmental Solutions

12 November 2020, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA: VIKAND Solutions, LLC—a global maritime medical operations and public health provider—announces the appointment of Joseph Mujwit as Director of Risk Management and Environmental Solutions. Joe’s role focuses on establishing sound risk management practices that reduce the impact of injuries and illnesses and their associated costs during operations. He…

Tony Vieira Joins Vikand as Shipboard Medical Operations Manager

19 October 2020, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA: Vikand Solutions, LLC—a global maritime medical operations and public health provider—announces the appointment of Tony Vieira as Manager of Shipboard Medical Operations. Each of Vikand’s Managers of Shipboard Medical Operations serves as a primary Vikand executive supporting cruise line clients with the principal objectives of delivering patient-centric, high…

VIKAND Solutions Welcomes Paul Morgan to its new Risk Management Division

FORT LAUDERDALE (August 25, 2020) – VIKAND SOLUTIONS, LLC, a global, maritime medical operations and healthcare solutions provider, announced the arrival of Paul Morgan as VP Compliance and Quality Assurance and Head of the newly established Risk Management Division, which includes VIKAND’s Public Health Practice. Paul Morgan comes with deep and extensive experience from the…

Yacht Industry Leader Bob Saxon joins VIKAND’s Advisory Board

Fort Lauderdale, FL: Today, VIKAND, a maritime healthcare, medical operations and public health solutions company, welcomes yacht industry leader Bob Saxon to its Advisory Board. Bob Saxon is an iconic figure in the global yachting community. With over 40 years of experience he has been a pioneer in yacht management, crew management, yacht build projects…